Last week, Game of Thrones took home the BAFTA Audience Award. However, that’s not the only news from the night. ‘Thrones Producer Frank Doelger spoke to Radio Times after the awards show and had some interesting things to say about the future of HBO’s hit series: “[The number of series] is being discussed as we speak. The third season was the first half of book three, season four will be the second part of book three. George RR Martin has written books four and five; six and seven are pending.”   “I would hope that, if we all survive, and if the...

The industry magazine  Entertainment Weekly has released some information about the anticipated return of Larry David to HBO. In its issue out this weekend (#1260 dated 05.24.13) EW’s section titled First Look offers the following picture. Better yet EW has uploaded the following report complete with an Exclusive Trailer from the upcoming HBO Film. NOTE: it announces that CLEAR HISTORY premieres in August! Entertainment Weekly can, of course, obtain exclusive photos and clips because it and HBO are both owned by parent company Waner Bros. Thanks for the news EW!  We can also provide two...

Overview: First destination this episode is to TOBACCOLAND.  The dangers of smoking are no secret in the U.S., but in Indonesia, the tobacco industry is virtually unregulated. What is the result? Over two-thirds of all men are smokers, and it is commonplace for children as young as six to take up the habit. Tobacco is a $100 billion industry here, with TV and print ads everywhere. Investigating this phenomenon in Malang, VICE visits a clinic that promises cures to a plethora of modern ailments through tobacco and smoking – with our intrepid correspondent getting the full smoke-therapy...

Yet another project gets a series order. This time it is Mike Judge’s SILICON VALLEY. HBOWatch tracked this development in two posts: we reported the plans back in 12.12 and noted the  pilot being shot  in 03.13. HBO must have liked the pilot and now the show gets the go ahead to film a series to add to HBO’s comedy slate. The show, created by the King Of The Hill triumvirate Mike Judge, John Altschuler and David Krinsky, is said to be a single-camera dark comedy set in the tech-heavy world of the Silicon Valley of California. The pilot, directed by Judge, starred T J Miller and...

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum held their latest Induction Ceremony LIVE at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles on 04.18 and HBO was there. It took the network one month to do any editing and marketing and is ready to broadcast the results on 05.18. Are you ready for the  stellar concert? What follows is a list of the 2013 Inductees and their presenters. It is a smaller Class than those installed into the Hall of Fame last year but certainly prove a worthy list of contributors to the music industry and musical culture.  Heart – presented by Soundgarden’s Chris Cornell;...

Just picked up to become a HBO series is a project HBOWatch has been tracking since this  12.16.12 post. The network has given an eight (8) episode order to the yet untitled project. The work centers on three friends in San Francisco who explore life and all that is available to them as a part of the new generation of gay men. The biggest name in the cast is Jonathan Groff, which we reported to be onboard in this post .  Andrew Haigh directed the pilot written by Michael Lannan based on Lannan’s feature script Lorimer. Production is expected to begin in the fall in San Francisco for a...

This writer is ready to go on a wild ride with the documentaries slated for the Summer Series on HBO! Are you? There are a total of ten (10) films on a diverse set of topics that will air every Monday from 06.10 through 08.12 this summer. We are going everywhere from Hollywood’s past to its present and from Iowa to Russia. Plus, there are hot topics like crime, environmental concerns and even sex as well. If that hasn’t piqued your interest then, think, I might be able to get you pumped up with the little video HBO has made about the slate. Watch this.   Below is a brief...

A lot of times, I don’t watch documentaries like this because I know I am going to see some kind of nasty abuse footage. I know I’m going to be disturbed and angry. HBO’s documentary, An Apology to Elephants, made me disturbed and angry, but not because of the abuse footage. It’s because I didn’t get enough information in general.  The documentary spends quite a bit of time vilifying the use of elephants for entertainment purposes, especially in circuses. Elephant advocates tell us what circuses say, but we never get any statements from the entertainers. We...

Out of all the character on Game of Thrones, it seems as if the eldest Stark daughter receives the most hate. When first introduced to viewers, Sansa appeared to be the epitome of a proper young girl in this type of society. Having her framed by rebellious and independent siblings, Sansa easily became classified as the weakest link in the Stark dynast For the entirety of the first season, Sansa had one objective. She was completely focused on her love for her darling Prince and grooming herself to become the perfect wife for him. Her greatest problem was whether or not she would be able to...

It pains me to say this, but I expected more from George R.R. Martin. The man behind the book series Game of Thrones is based upon had amazed audiences with his script for “Blackwater” in Season Two. Unfortunately, GRRM’s writing for this week’s episode fell way short of last season’s climactic battle. Episode Seven titled, “The Bear and the Maiden Fair”, seemed to be everything that “Blackwater” wasn’t: slow, monotonous, and utterly uninteresting. Worst of all, this comes at a time when Season Three was just starting to fire on all cylinders. Beginning with Episode Four,...

This Band of Brothers poster, scheduled for auction on June 6th, may be the only World War II and entertainment collectible of its kind. Signed by 27 cast and crew members, including Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, this poster for HBO’s epic 10 part miniseries also includes the signatures of 8 veterans who served in the real Easy Company. 100% of the proceeds go to GallantFew, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping veterans help themselves and each other. The Poster Project was a labor of love for actor and Marine Corps veteran Michael Broderick. A fan of Band of Brothers, Broderick...

With the premiere of “Family Tree” Sunday night, acclaimed director Christopher Guest (“Best in Show,” “This Is Spinal Tap”) and HBO are hoping to begin a long and happy union. As is typical of Guest and his movies, “Family Ties” is a mockumentary: an unemployed and single thirty-year-old man embarks on a quest to learn more about his family history after receiving an old chest from his deceased grandmother. For those of you not too familiar with Christopher Guest, he’s the mastermind behind “Best in Show,” “Waiting for...

If you’ve been lucky enough to read George R.R Martin’s novels you know that food and feasting play a major role in the lives of our favorite characters.  One of the things that sets the world of Westeros apart from other fantasy realms are the vivid descriptions of Tyrion breaking his fast on blackened bacon and onion-stuffed white swans being served on various special occasions. But what would it really be like to drink summer wine with the late King Robert Baratheon or to share a royal jape with the Queen Regent while feasting on the finest delicacies in the kingdom?...